This has definitely been remixed and remastered, probably by trumpet player Lee Loughnane. Some of the balances are different than on the LP that I still own. Sadly the original master tape went up in smoke when the Caribou Ranch studio burned down. As to Peter and Danny coming back, it's not going to happen. Too much bad blood. Danny is the greatest rock drummer of them all. THOUSANDS of Baby Boomers took up the drums because of his outstanding playing.
I like this album, and many say it was their seminal album, but I still see the CTA as superior. Great stuff, but a little wind went out of the sails with this one.
I was a big Chicago fan in 1970, and this was the first album I owned, featuring Make Me Smile. This song was never a hit single, but it's such a happy song. I always loved it! Thanks for posting it, and bringing back the good old days!
Transit Authority..............now that was the stuff.......and Chicago II ohhhh man! Ohh had this in 8 track and hung huge portable player in stingray bike handlebars....batts get low and get so slowwwwwwwwwww but I was cool and still listened :) thanks for posting
Transit Authority..............now that was the stuff.......and Chicago II ohhhh man! Ohh had this in 8 track and hung huge portable player in stingray bike handlebars....batts get low and get so slowwwwwwwwwww but I was cool and still listened :)
Transit Authority..............now that was the stuff.......and Chicago II ohhhh man! Ohh had this in 8 track and hung huge portable player in stingray handlebars....batts get low and get so slowwwwwwwwwww but I was cool and still listened :)
the coollest song ever!!! i am happy i found it here on you tube! I still have that old album and i played this album grey (we say in dutch....haha too many times)....
I want Peter Cetera and drummer Danny Seraphine to return to Chicago while they're both still alive and use MARC BONILLA ON LEAD GUITAR. He is the ONLY guitarist able to do Terry Kath any respect!!
I think that was a BIG mistake to fire Danny from the band,he was great and Peter Cetera went on a solo career but he never could overcome what he did with CHICAGO
Robert Lamm once again showing his incredible versitility, being able-gifted actually-to be able to write so many different kinds of Music(!) ...and that wonderful voice of his...
Whoever posted this, THANKS!! This wuz Chicago when it Wuz Chicago!! Thank You!! God Rest Terry Kath and hoping that Peter Cetera will come to his senses and return to the Band gave him his BIG BREAK!!!!
I want Peter Cetera and drummer Danny Seraphine to return to Chicago while they're both still alive. Someone can easily take Danny's place in California Transit Authority.
@arhuxtable" Someone can easily take Danny's place in California Transit Authority". I'm with you all the way about Peter Cetera and Danny Seraphine getting back together with Chicago.However I strongly disagree with you about someone" easily" taking the place of one of the best drummers on the planet.
I would have mentioned Terry Kath if he were living today. Before bassist Peter Cetera exited Chcago,Donnie Dacus succeeded Kath. Dacus exited in 1981. Since then,Bill Champlin served as keyboardist while Robert Lamm became occasional guitarist. Lamm alternated between guitar and keyboards. Sometimes when Lamm played keyboards,Chris Pinnick would serve as guitarist. Pinnick joined Chicago around 1979 or '80. So it's hard to tell who could permanently be Kath. I'd say Pinnick.
@arhuxtable I Know all that iv'e been following Chicago since they started I saw the orgional line up in 1970 in San Francisco! I"m just saying NO ONE can replace Terry. In My opinion he was one of the greatest guitarist ever!. Top 15 maybe 10. After his death they were never the same they lost the balls of the band.He was a strong force.
Check out the 3-part Chicago documentary from 1969-70 narrated by keyboardist Robert Lamm,sax and woodwind player Walter Parazaider and producer/manager James William Guercio. You'll actually see a clip of Chicago II LP's being pressed at a plant(with the original 360 Sound label).
@arhuxtable ----will I actually see the clip? Did you know that there's actually a disease in this country of people who say actually--that's actually true--actually..
This has definitely been remixed and remastered, probably by trumpet player Lee Loughnane. Some of the balances are different than on the LP that I still own. Sadly the original master tape went up in smoke when the Caribou Ranch studio burned down. As to Peter and Danny coming back, it's not going to happen. Too much bad blood. Danny is the greatest rock drummer of them all. THOUSANDS of Baby Boomers took up the drums because of his outstanding playing.
MrJerrycruncher 6 days ago
Ceteras bass is off the hook!Great work
newspapertaxis1 1 week ago
I have this on vinyl,but I haven't had a turntable in years...*sigh*
Odinsbacklash 3 weeks ago
Great song! This was actually from the CTA sessions, then later included on Chicago II.
Gregoryt700 2 months ago
Poem 58 from CTA kicks some ass! What a great tune that only true Chicago fans would know about!
redhotdice1 4 months ago 2
I like this album, and many say it was their seminal album, but I still see the CTA as superior. Great stuff, but a little wind went out of the sails with this one.
probrojeffro 4 months ago
2 people don't like waking up to the sunshine....
centralparocker 4 months ago
Cool song....only 41 years old....
centralparocker 4 months ago
Its brilliant on the album how this and the other 7 songs on the side fit in together
fossie32 4 months ago in playlist Chicago
Great song, so uplifting!
ea6a 4 months ago
the best chicago song !!!!
TheSimonBoyd 5 months ago
I was a big Chicago fan in 1970, and this was the first album I owned, featuring Make Me Smile. This song was never a hit single, but it's such a happy song. I always loved it! Thanks for posting it, and bringing back the good old days!
vcoaster 5 months ago
i love this song
Anthony62092 6 months ago
I just heard this one Sirius for the first time ever just today. I love this song!
REMCUREBOY 6 months ago
the bone makes it
strandman220 6 months ago
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vichniakov 6 months ago
I'm a fan of Chicago transit authority...thanks for uploading the song, I feel young again lol
Panchitobear 7 months ago
The Flock is equal in talent. They are from Chicago too
JimBozeman1956 9 months ago
happy memories for my my dad bought this album 1970 oh dear
just for this track.
I play the album now again for this track side one pretty cool two
kellyadvent 10 months ago
Transit Authority..............now that was the stuff.......and Chicago II ohhhh man! Ohh had this in 8 track and hung huge portable player in stingray bike handlebars....batts get low and get so slowwwwwwwwwww but I was cool and still listened :) thanks for posting
Highpinesnow 10 months ago
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Transit Authority..............now that was the stuff.......and Chicago II ohhhh man! Ohh had this in 8 track and hung huge portable player in stingray bike handlebars....batts get low and get so slowwwwwwwwwww but I was cool and still listened :)
Highpinesnow 10 months ago
Transit Authority..............now that was the stuff.......and Chicago II ohhhh man! Ohh had this in 8 track and hung huge portable player in stingray handlebars....batts get low and get so slowwwwwwwwwww but I was cool and still listened :)
Highpinesnow 10 months ago
Transit Authority..............now that was the stuff.......and Chicago II ohhhh man!
Highpinesnow 10 months ago
love it !!!!!!
562vert 11 months ago
Fab stuff! Some years back I smoked weed to this album. Amazing experience!
borgduck 11 months ago 2
Chicago II is their best album, before they started getting all 'pop'-y
WilliamRayWalters 11 months ago
the coollest song ever!!! i am happy i found it here on you tube! I still have that old album and i played this album grey (we say in dutch....haha too many times)....
cheers babe! simmo
siminthesky 11 months ago 2
I used to wake my ex wife up to this almost every morning.. it drove her nuts..LOL
DrFeelRotten 1 year ago 4
I want Peter Cetera and drummer Danny Seraphine to return to Chicago while they're both still alive and use MARC BONILLA ON LEAD GUITAR. He is the ONLY guitarist able to do Terry Kath any respect!!
lonaticc 1 year ago
Amazing. The Beatles, nothing more than raw talent. But after Sgt Pepper, they were no band at all. Just studio amazing geniuses.
Led Zep? Another story. The cumulated talents of Bonzo, Page and Plant (sorry for JPJ). But not a band.
Chicago? The best band ever, because they were a band, at least.
rouelibre1 1 year ago
I used play guitar on this song in a gospel group
theeasybeats 1 year ago
Thanks for adding this song! My favorite from Chicago! Their best era!
1962Telstar 1 year ago
I think that was a BIG mistake to fire Danny from the band,he was great and Peter Cetera went on a solo career but he never could overcome what he did with CHICAGO
apsomar 1 year ago
Reminds me of getting up for Jr High..)1970's)....and my brother Richie..Thanks for this ..as it is one of my favorite songs ever !!
TiaGing 1 year ago
Robert Lamm once again showing his incredible versitility, being able-gifted actually-to be able to write so many different kinds of Music(!) ...and that wonderful voice of his...
WOW!!
Thanks so much for the post.
Brings back fantastic memories!
libralady1010 1 year ago
Nice to hear this again............
ceterababe 1 year ago
thanks so much for posting this!
hauntedpixies 1 year ago
great!
have been looking for this a long time and was too lazy to post it myself...
tnx alot!
ElBisschop 1 year ago
Whoever posted this, THANKS!! This wuz Chicago when it Wuz Chicago!! Thank You!! God Rest Terry Kath and hoping that Peter Cetera will come to his senses and return to the Band gave him his BIG BREAK!!!!
au81rxfiller 1 year ago 10
I want Peter Cetera and drummer Danny Seraphine to return to Chicago while they're both still alive. Someone can easily take Danny's place in California Transit Authority.
arhuxtable 1 year ago 17
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@arhuxtable" Someone can easily take Danny's place in California Transit Authority". I'm with you all the way about Peter Cetera and Danny Seraphine getting back together with Chicago.However I strongly disagree with you about someone" easily" taking the place of one of the best drummers on the planet.
xxdonaldqxxx 1 week ago
@arhuxtable Forget it without Kath!!!
newspapertaxis1 6 days ago in playlist Liked videos
I would have mentioned Terry Kath if he were living today. Before bassist Peter Cetera exited Chcago,Donnie Dacus succeeded Kath. Dacus exited in 1981. Since then,Bill Champlin served as keyboardist while Robert Lamm became occasional guitarist. Lamm alternated between guitar and keyboards. Sometimes when Lamm played keyboards,Chris Pinnick would serve as guitarist. Pinnick joined Chicago around 1979 or '80. So it's hard to tell who could permanently be Kath. I'd say Pinnick.
arhuxtable 6 days ago
@arhuxtable I Know all that iv'e been following Chicago since they started I saw the orgional line up in 1970 in San Francisco! I"m just saying NO ONE can replace Terry. In My opinion he was one of the greatest guitarist ever!. Top 15 maybe 10. After his death they were never the same they lost the balls of the band.He was a strong force.
newspapertaxis1 5 days ago
@au81rxfiller And he's done SO well for the last decade or so.
dst257 2 months ago
Thanks for posting this! Love this song.
Goldy679 1 year ago
Check out the 3-part Chicago documentary from 1969-70 narrated by keyboardist Robert Lamm,sax and woodwind player Walter Parazaider and producer/manager James William Guercio. You'll actually see a clip of Chicago II LP's being pressed at a plant(with the original 360 Sound label).
arhuxtable 1 year ago
@arhuxtable ----will I actually see the clip? Did you know that there's actually a disease in this country of people who say actually--that's actually true--actually..
tennispro561 1 year ago
The documentary is here on You Tube. Type in the keywords "Chicago band documentary".
arhuxtable 1 year ago
Thanks for posting this.
Missjojonm 1 year ago
weird ending with the guitar... cool
SamFisher147 1 year ago